By CORY NEALON

Michael E. Mann, whose research on climate change has earned him
accolades from scientists, environmental organization, politicians
and more, will speak at UB on April 28 as part of the RENEW
Institute’s ongoing Distinguished Lecture Series.

Mann will discuss his latest book, “The Madhouse
Effect,” a collaboration with UB alumnus Tom Toles, a
Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist at the Washington Post
and formerly of The Buffalo News.

Here’s what to expect from the lecture, according to a
summary from Mann:

“I offer a somewhat lighthearted take on a very serious
issue — the threat of human-caused climate change and what to
do about it … We target the ongoing campaign to deny that
threat through satire and, where appropriate, ridicule built around
Tom Toles’ famously insightful, edgy and provocative
climate-themed cartoons … Despite the monumental nature of
the challenge this poses to human civilization, we find a way to
end on an upbeat and cautiously optimistic note.”

Mann is a Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn
State, with joint appointments in the Department of Geosciences and
the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute. He is also director
of the Penn State Earth System Science Center.

His research involves the use of theoretical models and
observational data to better understand Earth’s climate
system. He was a lead author on the Observed Climate
Variability and Change chapter of the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change (IPCC) Third Scientific Assessment Report in
2001. He contributed, with other IPCC authors, to the award of the
2007 Nobel Peace Prize.

Mann is author of more than 200 peer-reviewed and edited
publications, and has published three books, including Dire
Predictions: Understanding Climate Change, The Hockey Stick and the
Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines, and his book with
Toles.

For more
information about his research and lecture, as well as RENEW
and its lecture series, visit the RENEW website.

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